Hello IDM list,
My label, Innerflight Music, just released this EP from Tomas Jirku and I
thought some of you might dig it :)
http://innerflightmusic.bandcamp.com/album/ifm034-the-event-horizon-ep
Canadian producer Tomas Jirku has built a sterling catalog by not doing
anything straightforward or ordinary. He burst into the electronic
underground's consciousness in 2000 with his debut LP, Sequins (on
Germany's revered Force Inc. label), a minimal-techno classic, abounding
with bizarre, piquant textures and fascinating glitch accents, while
keeping a prominent 4/4 thump for your rump. He revealed other facets on
Bleak 1999 (No Type), which displays Jirku's more somber, meditative side,
verging on Arctic ambience in spots and also deftly weaving in abstract
rhythms through the tenebrous atmospheres.
Recent years have seen Jirku exploring his dubbier inclinations more
thoroughly. But with The Event Horizon EP, he's edging into a vital vein of
electro. "Power Block (With The Automatic Message)" is a menacing hybrid of
techno and electro, traversing a bumpy path toward visions of futuristic
industrial ruins. It's a bracing, rhythmically choppy soundtrack to a
civilization going awry. "Digitally Dextrous" harks back to the thrillingly
twisted and enigmatic electro that used to come out on Miami's Schematic
label (Phoenecia, Push Button Objects, etc.). It's a viciously torqued funk
workout and a serious mind/body fuck. On "Event Horizon," gunmetal gray
Autechresque IDM ramrods through your headspace with staccato, brutal
kicks, metallic percussive ripples, regimented 303 twangs, and what could
be delayed and reversed woodblocks. The title of "Deep Space House" is a
self-fulfilling prophecy: It's a funky, Model 500-like excursion, its
asteroidal synth washes swirling amid punchy funk beats, creating a
dazzling disorientation.
The Event Horizon represents another peak in Jirku's brilliant discography
and proves he's not content to simply repeat past glories.
Enjoy!
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Innerflight Music
www.innerflight.com